Proverbs 23:21

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Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:	For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.	Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For the drunkard^H5433 and the glutton^H2151 shall come to poverty^H3423: and drowsiness^H5124 shall clothe^H3847 a man with rags^H7168.

Original Hebrew

כִּי־סֹבֵא וְזֹולֵל יִוָּרֵשׁ וּקְרָעִים תַּלְבִּישׁ נוּמָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
כִּי	ki-	H3588	HC	for
סֹבֵ֣א	so.Ve'	H5433	HVqrmsa	a drunkard
וְ֭/זוֹלֵל	Ve./zo.lel	H2151	HC/Vqrmsa	and/ a glutton
יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ	yi.va.Resh	H3423	HVNi3ms	he will become impoverished
וּ֝/קְרָעִ֗ים	u./ke.ra.'Im	H7168	HC/Ncmpa	and/ rags
תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ	tal.Bish	H3847	HVhi3fs	it will clothe (them)
נוּמָֽה	nu.Mah	H5124	HNcfsa	drowsiness

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H2151 — זָלַל (zâlal, zaw-lal'): a primitive root (compare זוּל); to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal; blow down, glutton, riotous (eater), vile.
H3423 — יָרַשׁ (yârash, yaw-rash'): or יָרֵשׁ; a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin; cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, [idiom] utterly.
H3847 — לָבַשׁ (lâbash, law-bash'): or לָבֵשׁ; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively; (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.
H5124 — נוּמָה (nûwmâh, noo-maw'): from נוּם; sleepiness; drowsiness.
H5433 — סָבָא (çâbâʼ, saw-baw'): a primitive root; to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy; drunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-) bibber.
H7168 — קֶרַע (qeraʻ, keh'-rah): from קָרַע; a rag; piece, rag.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

drowsiness — Proverbs 6:9-11, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 24:30-34
the drunkard — Deuteronomy 21:20, Proverbs 21:17, Isaiah 28:1-3, Joel 1:5, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 1 Corinthians 6:10, Galatians 5:21

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: POVERTY-RICHES, SELF-INDULGENCE-SELF-DENIAL, SLEEP-WAKEFULNESS, TEMPERANCE-INTEMPERANCE
Torrey’s: DRUNKENNESS
Nave’s: DRUNKARD, DRUNKENNESS, FRUGALITY, GLUTTONY, IDLENESS, POOR, POVERTY, SLOTHFULNESS, WORLDLINESS, YOUNG MEN

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